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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the church during the last line of a song in Act II?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Luke.
(c) Ida Jackson.
(d) David.

2. Who are Odessa and Sisters Moore and Boxer talking about when Act II opens?
(a) David.
(b) Luke.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Ida Jackson.

3. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) Margaret's mother.
(b) Baby daughter.
(c) A pastor friend.
(d) David's brother.

4. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?
(a) Broadway.
(b) 51st Street.
(c) 125th Street.
(d) Wall Street.

5. What did Odessa do to buy the household item in question?
(a) Cooked for people.
(b) Took care of other peoples' children.
(c) Scrubbed white folks' floors.
(d) Secretarial work.

6. Who is the first to begin singing in Act II?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Sister Rice.
(d) Margaret.

7. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Sister Boxer.

8. How much was the offering for the pastor's trip to Philadelphia?
(a) $36.62
(b) $41.87.
(c) $45.93
(d) $39.04

9. Who defends Margaret to the others in Act II?
(a) Odessa.
(b) David.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Luke.

10. In Act II, Brother Boxer insinuates that the congregation paid for what household item?
(a) Frigidaire refrigerator.
(b) Food.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) New furniture.

11. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?
(a) 63rd Avenue.
(b) 145th Street.
(c) 51st Street.
(d) Next to Central Park.

12. What time of day is it when Act II begins?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Late evening.
(d) Late afternoon.

13. What does Luke remove from his pajama pocket in Act II?
(a) A mouthpiece.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) Money.

14. Who asks if drums and trumpets in church isn't worldly?
(a) Sister Sally.
(b) Sister Rice.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Douglass.

15. What sound interrupts the argument in the church during Act II?
(a) Shouting from Margarets house.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Jazz music in the street.
(d) Music from Margaret's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?

2. Odessa encourages Margaret to return to the church towards the end of Act II for what reason?

3. Who cries in Act II?

4. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?

5. What instrument did Luke make a living playing?

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